China News Service, Beijing, November 18 (Reporter Ying Ni) "The series of performances to commemorate the 230th anniversary of the Huiban’s entry into Beijing" will be staged at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater on December 13, Kang Wansheng, Shang Huimin, Li Haiyan, Ni Maocai, Du Zhenjie Many famous Peking opera artists such as Zhang Huifang and Zhang Huifang will participate in the performance.
In 1790, the Huiban group entered Beijing, and many famous actors competed in the same city and competed with each other, which gave birth to the art of Peking opera that was hailed as the "quintessence of the country" by later generations.
2020 is the 230th anniversary of the Huiban’s entry into Beijing. After several generations of artists’ reforms and creations, Peking Opera has been inherited for a hundred years and has become a master of Chinese opera art and a treasure of Chinese national culture.
Inclusive of all rivers, eclectic, and innovative are the spiritual core of the four Huizhou classes, and innovation in traditional opera culture is already a development trend.
To commemorate the 230th anniversary of Huiban’s entry into Beijing, the famous Peking opera concert hosted by Xiwa Media and co-organized by the National Peking Opera Theater and the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater, the classic repertoire "Yue Xue·Zai Jian", "Da·Tan·Two "It will be staged alternately in the afternoon and evening of December 13.
Performance poster.
Photo courtesy of Xiwa Media
It is reported that this famous Peking opera concert will include Kang Wansheng, Shang Huimin, Li Haiyan, Ni Maocai, Du Zhenjie, Zhang Huifang and many other famous Peking opera performers. Many famous actors will gather together and the lineup will be strong, bringing the classic drama "Comic Set" to the audience. "Shuangyang Princess", "Phoenix Two Joes", "Suolin Pouch" and "Combination of Generals" are well-known and wonderful songs.
The performance also specially invited the crosstalk actor Li Yunjie of Deyun Society to come to cross-border to help out, and together with the three generations of Peking opera actors of the old, middle and youth, presented a wonderful Peking opera feast for the audience.
The classic drama "Big Detective Two" will be staged for a large audience on the evening of December 13. As an old drama featuring the three lines of Laosheng, Hualian and Tsing Yi, the singing of "Big Detective Two" is very heavy. See skill.
It is worth mentioning that the rare combination of "Tan, Qiu, Zhang" and "Shang, Qiu, Gao" in the play adds a lot of highlights to the performance, which can be described as diverse genres.
The performance of the day included various industries of Peking Opera in terms of artistic style, focusing on displaying the infinite charm of national quintessence art and contemporary theater style; the form of expression was brilliant, with both a cappella with true colors and colorful singing, showing The people of Chuliyuan inherit the spirit of Chinese excellent traditional culture.
Young actor representative Yang Chao is one of the actors of "Yang Bo" in "Big Detective Two". He said that through this rehearsal process, he learned the unique styles of different genres and got a lot of training. “Through communicating with seniors and partners, he has a deeper understanding of the stage image he plays. In China, I will continue to try to figure out different artistic images, and strive to contribute more to the inheritance and development of Peking Opera art." (End)